Geoff Deane

Adam and Eve: believe

Aris: from bottle and glass, arse. Shortened to bottle, rhyming with Aristotle, then shortened again to Aris

Barnet: from Barnet Fair – hair

Boat: from boat race – face

Brassic/boracic: from boracic lint - skint

Bristol: from Bristol City – titty/breast

Brown bread: dead

Bugle: nose

Bunny: from rabbit and pork - talk

Buntz: profit (Yiddish)

Claret: blood

Clobber: clothes

Cream crackered: knackered, tired

Crew: gang

Deuce and ace: face

Dog and bone: phone

Drum: abode, home

Farmer Giles: piles

Four-by-two: Jew

Full SP: from bookies’ starting prices - the whole situation

Gaff: building or premises

Gander: from Gander’s hook - look

Gary Glitter: shitter/toilet

Gooner: Gunner, Arsenal fan

Gornisht: nothing (Yiddish)

Gregory Peck: cheque, or neck

Half-inch: to pinch, steal

Hampsteads: from Hampstead Heath - teeth

Hampton: from Hampton Wick – prick

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